CN220453311U - Tripod stand - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to a tripod, which comprises a mounting seat and a foot tube assembly, wherein the mounting seat is provided with a switching structure, and the switching structure is used for mounting photographic equipment; the foot tube assembly comprises a plurality of support legs which are rotationally connected with the mounting seat and can be switched between a storage state and an unfolding state; in the storage state, a plurality of support legs are arranged side by side, and in the unfolding state, two adjacent support legs are arranged at an included angle; the support legs comprise special-shaped pipe sections, the special-shaped pipe sections are provided with holding surfaces, and the holding surfaces in the special-shaped pipe sections are distributed along the circumferential direction of the foot pipe assembly in the storage state; two adjacent holding surfaces in any two adjacent special-shaped pipe sections are positioned on the same reference plane or reference curved surface. The tripod of the embodiment of the utility model improves the holding hand feeling of the tripod.

Description

Tripod stand

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of photographic auxiliary equipment, in particular to a tripod.

Background

The tripod is used for stabilizing the camera, and the tripod is applied to subject photographing such as wind-light photographing, macro photographing, canopy photographing, wild animal photographing and the like more frequently in cooperation with the camera, and when long-time exposure photographing is required, the tripod is indispensable as a bearing device of the camera. However, the traditional tripod foot pipe is mostly circular foot pipe sleeve group, and the tripod of circular foot pipe sleeve group is when accomodating, and the axis of tripod can not be shielded completely, and is neither pleasing to the eye and harm the axis when carrying daily easily, and the user grasps when accomodating circular foot pipe sleeve group under the state in the grasp moreover, grasps the feel and is not good, and the grasp is comparatively laborious, influences user's carrying and use experience. Although some tripods in the market use special-shaped foot tube sets to promote the gripping feel, the promotion of the gripping feel is not great.

Disclosure of Invention

An object of the present utility model is to provide a tripod for solving the problem of poor grip feeling of the tripod.

A tripod, comprising:

the mounting seat is provided with a switching structure which is used for mounting photographic equipment;

the foot tube assembly comprises a plurality of supporting legs, and the supporting legs are rotatably connected with the mounting seat and can be switched between a storage state and an unfolding state; when in the storage state, a plurality of support legs are arranged side by side, and when in the unfolding state, two adjacent support legs are arranged at an included angle;

the support legs comprise special-shaped pipe sections, the special-shaped pipe sections are provided with holding surfaces, and the holding surfaces in the special-shaped pipe sections are distributed along the circumferential direction of the foot pipe assembly in the storage state; two adjacent holding surfaces in any adjacent two special-shaped pipe sections are positioned on the same reference plane or reference curved surface.

In one embodiment, the number of the supporting legs is three, the three special-shaped pipe sections are circumferentially distributed, each special-shaped pipe section comprises two holding surfaces arranged at an acute angle and a transition surface arranged between the two holding surfaces, and the transition surfaces are curved surfaces.

In one embodiment, the special-shaped pipe section further comprises an inner side surface, and the inner side surface in the same special-shaped pipe section is connected with two holding surfaces arranged at an acute angle; when the foot pipe assembly is in a storage state, the distance between the two inner sides of any two adjacent special-shaped pipe sections is gradually increased from the outer side of the foot pipe assembly to the inner side of the foot pipe assembly.

In one embodiment, in the same special-shaped pipe section, two opposite sides of the inner side face along the circumferential direction are respectively in smooth transition with the two holding faces.

In one embodiment, the inner side is defined to have axially extending centerlines, and the centerlines of three of the inner sides can be tangential to the same cylindrical surface at the same time.

In one embodiment, the support leg further comprises a circular tube section that is telescoping within the profiled tube section to enable the support leg to be lengthened and shortened.

In one embodiment, the distance between two holding surfaces in any two adjacent special-shaped pipe sections is smaller than the distance between the outer surfaces of two adjacent circular pipe sections.

In one embodiment, the number of the special-shaped pipe sections is one, the number of the round pipe sections is a plurality of, and two adjacent round pipe sections are sleeved with each other and can move relatively along the axial direction so as to enable the supporting legs to be lengthened or shortened.

In one embodiment, the tripod further comprises a connection assembly, the connection assembly comprises a clamping sleeve, a knob and a clamping sleeve, the clamping sleeve is sleeved on the special-shaped pipe section, the knob is rotatably arranged on the clamping sleeve to limit the axial movement of the special-shaped pipe section relative to the circular pipe section or to release the limit of the axial movement of the special-shaped pipe section relative to the circular pipe section; the knob is sleeved on the clamping sleeve and is in threaded connection with the clamping sleeve, and the clamping sleeve is connected with the knob and is embedded in the clamping sleeve; the knob can rotate relative to the clamping sleeve to drive the clamping sleeve to axially insert into or separate from a gap between the clamping sleeve and the circular pipe section.

In one embodiment, the outer contour shape of the cross section of the connecting part of the clamping sleeve and the special-shaped pipe section is the same as the outer contour shape of the cross section of the special-shaped pipe section.

As can be seen from the technical scheme, the embodiment of the utility model has at least the following advantages and positive effects:

according to the tripod disclosed by the embodiment of the utility model, the special-shaped pipe section is arranged on the supporting leg, the holding surface is arranged on the special-shaped pipe section, and the holding surface on the special-shaped pipe section is circumferentially distributed along the foot pipe assembly in the storage state, so that the palm and the holding surface can be better attached when a user holds the tripod, and the holding hand feeling of the user is improved; the two adjacent holding surfaces in the two adjacent special-shaped pipe sections are positioned on the same reference plane or the reference curved surface, so that the joint area of the palm and the holding surfaces is larger and the holding feeling is better when a user holds the tripod. In summary, the tripod of the present utility model improves the grip feel.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings that are required in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly described, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and other drawings may be obtained according to the structures shown in these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a tripod in a storage state according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the tripod of FIG. 1 in an unfolded state;

FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a profiled tube section of the tripod of FIG. 1 along section line X-X in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a circular tube section of the tripod of FIG. 1 along section line X-X in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of an exploded view of one of the support legs of the tripod of FIG. 2;

fig. 6 is a schematic view of a partial enlarged structure of the tripod a shown in fig. 5.

The reference numerals are explained as follows:

10. a tripod;

100. a mounting base; 110. a switching structure;

200. a foot tube assembly; 210. support legs; a. a grip surface; b. an inner side surface; c. a transition surface; 211. a special-shaped pipe section; 212. a circular pipe section; 220. a connection assembly; 221. a cutting sleeve; 222. a knob; 223. and (5) clamping the sleeve.

Detailed Description

Exemplary embodiments that embody features and advantages of the present utility model will be described in detail in the following description. It will be understood that the utility model is capable of various modifications in various embodiments, all without departing from the scope of the utility model, and that the description and illustrations herein are intended to be by way of illustration only and not to be construed as limiting the utility model.

Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like, are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the described features. In the description of the present application, the meaning of "a plurality" is two or more, unless explicitly defined otherwise.

In the description of the present application, it should be noted that, unless explicitly stated and limited otherwise, the terms "disposed," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; can be mechanically or electrically connected; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be communication between two elements. The specific meaning of the terms in this application will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art in a specific context.

Referring first to fig. 1, a tripod 10 includes a mount 100 for mounting a photographing apparatus and a leg tube assembly 200 rotatably connected to the mount 100 and switchable between a storage state and an extended state; fig. 1 shows the foot tube assembly 200 in a stowed condition that is convenient for a user to grasp and carry, and also convenient for a user to grasp and photograph. Fig. 2 illustrates the foot tube assembly 200 in an expanded state that facilitates a user to place the tripod 10 in a position for taking a photograph. It will be appreciated that in other embodiments, the foot tube assembly 200 may be provided in other forms as well.

Referring to fig. 1, the mount 100 is provided with an adapter structure 110, and the adapter structure 110 is used for mounting a photographing apparatus. The adapting structure 110 may be detachably connected to the mounting base 100, or may be fixedly connected to the mounting base 100, where the adapting structure 110 may be a ball head holder, a three-dimensional holder, or a cantilever holder, or the adapting structure 110 in other embodiments may be a dovetail block, a dovetail groove, or a threaded hole, or a threaded shaft.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, the foot tube assembly 200 includes a plurality of support legs 210, the plurality of support legs 210 being rotatably coupled to the mount 100 and being switchable between a stowed condition and a deployed condition; in the storage state, the plurality of support legs 210 are arranged side by side, and in the unfolded state, two adjacent support legs 210 are arranged at an included angle. In one embodiment, the number of support legs 210 is three.

Referring to fig. 2, the support leg 210 includes a special-shaped tube section 211, the special-shaped tube section 211 has a holding surface a, referring to fig. 3, when the tripod 10 is in the storage state, the holding surfaces a of the special-shaped tube sections 211 are circumferentially arranged along the leg tube assembly 200, and two adjacent holding surfaces a of any two adjacent special-shaped tube sections 211 are located on the same reference plane or reference curved surface.

The special-shaped pipe section 211 is provided with the holding surface a, so that the special-shaped pipe section 211 can be better held, in a storage state, the holding surface a is circumferentially distributed along the foot pipe assembly 200, so that a palm is attached to the holding surface a when a user holds the tripod 10, when the holding surface a is positioned on the same reference plane or a reference curved surface, the palm is more tightly attached to the holding surface a, the attaching area of the palm and the holding surface a is larger, the palm stressed area of the user is larger, and the whole holding hand feeling is better.

In one embodiment, the number of the support legs 210 is three, the number of the special-shaped tube sections 211 is three, when the tripod 10 is in the storage state, the three special-shaped tube sections 211 are circumferentially arranged, the special-shaped tube sections 211 comprise two holding surfaces a arranged at an acute angle and a transition surface c arranged between the two holding surfaces a, and the transition surface c is a curved surface. For example, fig. 3 illustrates that each profiled tube section 211 includes a first holding surface a1 and a second holding surface a2, the first holding surface a1 and the second holding surface a2 are disposed at an acute angle, and the transition surface c is disposed between the first holding surface a1 and the second holding surface a2. It will be appreciated that in other embodiments, the number of profiled tube sections 211 may be more than three, in which case there is at least one profiled tube section 211 per support leg 210.

In an embodiment, the number of the special-shaped tube sections 211 is the same as that of the support legs 210, so that each support leg 210 has only one special-shaped tube section 211, and when the tripod 10 is in the storage state, the condition that the holding surfaces a of two adjacent support legs 210 are located on the same reference plane or the reference curved surface can be satisfied, and the holding feel is improved. At the same time, this arrangement minimizes the number of required profiled tube sections 211, saving production costs and facilitating mass production and sales of tripod 10.

Referring to fig. 2 and 3, the special-shaped tube section 211 further includes an inner side b, and the inner side b in the same special-shaped tube section 211 is connected to two holding surfaces a disposed at an acute angle, namely, holding surfaces a1 and a2. When the foot pipe assembly 200 is in the storage state, the distance between the two adjacent inner side surfaces b of any two adjacent special-shaped pipe sections 211 gradually increases from the outer side of the foot pipe assembly 200 to the inner side of the foot pipe assembly 200. The inner surface b, i.e., the surface of the tripod 10, is not exposed to the outside of the special tube segment 211 when in the stowed state. When the distance between the two adjacent inner sides b gradually increases from the outer side to the inner side of the foot tube assembly 200, a larger space is formed on the inner side of the tripod 10, and the larger space can be used for accommodating other parts. For example, some tripods 10 having a central axle require sufficient space to accommodate the central axle.

In an embodiment, opposite sides of the inner side b of the same special-shaped tube section 211 along the circumferential direction are respectively in smooth transition with the two holding surfaces a. When the inner side b and the holding surface a are in smooth transition, a user can feel more comfortable when holding the single special-shaped tube section 211, and the overall holding hand feel can be improved when the tripod 10 is in the storage state. It will be appreciated that in other embodiments, the inner side b of the same profiled tube section 211 may also be in other forms to be respectively in transition with the two gripping surfaces a.

In one embodiment, the defining inner sides b have axially extending centerlines X1, the centerlines X1 of three inner sides b being able to be tangential to the same cylindrical surface at the same time. The center line X1, that is, a line extending in the axial direction in the middle of the inner side surfaces b, when the center line X1 of the three inner side surfaces b can be tangential to the same cylindrical surface, and when the tripod 10 has a center axis, the center axis can be just attached to the three inner side surfaces b, so that the tripod 10 can be perfectly accommodated. It will be appreciated that in other embodiments, the three inner sides b may be other shapes.

Referring to fig. 3 and 4, the support leg 210 further includes a circular tube section 212, the circular tube section 212 being telescopic within the profiled tube section 211 to enable the support leg 210 to be extended and contracted. The combined connection of the circular pipe section 212 and the special-shaped pipe section 211 is adopted as the supporting leg 210, and the circular pipe section 212 is used for replacing part of the special-shaped pipe section 211, so that the manufacturing cost of the circular pipe section 212 is lower than that of the special-shaped pipe section 211, the whole manufacturing cost of the tripod 10 is reduced due to the arrangement, and the tripod 10 is convenient to produce and sell. It will be appreciated that in other embodiments, the support leg 210 has only a section 211, and no circular section 212.

Referring to fig. 3 and 4, in one embodiment, the spacing S1 of two gripping surfaces a in any adjacent two profiled tube sections 211 is less than the spacing S2 of the outer surfaces of adjacent two circular tube sections 212. The outer surface is defined as the surface of the palm that extends outwardly from either the profiled tube section 211 or the circular tube section 212, and the distance between the outer surfaces is the distance between the palm and the tripod contact surface when the tripod 10 is held by a user. When the space S1 between the two holding surfaces a is smaller than the space S2 between the outer surfaces of the two adjacent circular tube sections 212, the distance between the holding surfaces a is closer, the suspended palm area is smaller, and the holding hand feel is more comfortable when the user holds the tripod 10.

In one embodiment, the support leg 210 includes a profiled tube section 211 and a plurality of circular tube sections 212, with adjacent circular tube sections 212 nested within each other and capable of relative axial movement to extend or retract the support leg 210. The special-shaped pipe section 211 is set as one, and a plurality of circular pipe sections 212 are used for replacing a plurality of special-shaped pipe sections 211, and the manufacturing cost of the circular pipe sections 212 is lower than that of the special-shaped pipe sections 211, so that the whole manufacturing cost of the tripod 10 is greatly reduced, and meanwhile, the tripod 10 can be unfolded for use. It will be appreciated that in other embodiments, the support leg 210 includes a plurality of profiled tube sections 211 and a plurality of circular tube sections 212; it will be appreciated that in other embodiments, the support leg 210 includes a plurality of profiled tube sections 211 and a circular tube section 212; it will be appreciated that in other embodiments, the support leg 210 includes a profiled tube section 211 and a circular tube section 212.

Referring to fig. 4 and 5, the tripod 10 further comprises a connection assembly 220, the connection assembly 220 comprising a ferrule 221, a knob 222 and a clamping sleeve 223, the ferrule 221 being sleeved on the profiled tube section 211, the knob 222 being disposed on the ferrule 221 and being rotatable relative to the ferrule 221 to limit axial movement of the profiled tube section 211 relative to the circular tube section 212 or to release the limit on axial movement of the profiled tube section 211 relative to the circular tube section 212. In an embodiment, the knob 222 is sleeved on the sleeve 221 and is in threaded connection with the sleeve 221, the clamping sleeve 223 is connected with the knob 222 and is embedded in the sleeve 221, and the knob 222 can rotate relative to the sleeve 221 to drive the clamping sleeve 223 to axially insert into or separate from a gap between the sleeve 221 and the circular pipe section 212. The knob 222 and the clamping sleeve 221 are in threaded connection, so that a user can operate the knob 222 more conveniently, and meanwhile, the tripod 10 is better in appearance due to the fact that the threaded connection is adopted. By providing the clamping sleeve 223, the gap between the special-shaped tube section 211 and the circular tube section 212 is reduced, so that the special-shaped tube section 211 and the circular tube section 212 can be better fastened, and the structural stability of the tripod 10 is improved. It will be appreciated that in other embodiments, the knob 222 may also be provided on the ferrule 221 in the form of a jackscrew. It will be appreciated that in other embodiments, the connection assembly 220 may not be provided with the clamping sleeve 223.

In an embodiment, the outer contour shape of the cross section of the connection of the ferrule 221 with the profiled tube section 211 is the same as the outer contour shape of the cross section of the profiled tube section 211. This arrangement allows the user to feel a better grip when gripping the ferrule 221 portion, while providing a more aesthetically pleasing appearance to the tripod 10. It will be appreciated that in other embodiments, the outer contour shape of the cross-section of the connection of the ferrule 221 with the profiled tube section 211 may be different from the outer contour shape of the cross-section of the profiled tube section 211, and may be provided in other shapes.

In summary, in the tripod 10 according to the embodiment of the present utility model, the support leg 210 is provided with the special-shaped tube section 211, and the special-shaped tube section 211 is provided with the holding surface a, and in the storage state, the holding surface a on the special-shaped tube section 211 is circumferentially arranged along the leg tube assembly 200, so that when a user grasps the tripod 10, the palm and the holding surface a can be better attached, and the grasping hand feeling of the user is improved; the two adjacent holding surfaces a in the two adjacent special-shaped tube sections 211 are positioned on the same reference plane or the same reference curved surface, so that the joint area of the palm and the holding surfaces a is larger and the holding feel is better when a user holds the tripod 10.

While the utility model has been described with reference to several exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the terminology used is intended to be in the nature of words of description and of limitation. As the present utility model may be embodied in several forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof, it should also be understood that the above-described embodiments are not limited by any of the details of the foregoing description, but rather should be construed broadly within its spirit and scope as defined in the appended claims, and therefore all changes and modifications that fall within the meets and bounds of the claims, or equivalences of such meets and bounds are therefore intended to be embraced by the appended claims.

Claims (10)

1. A tripod, comprising:

the mounting seat is provided with a switching structure which is used for mounting photographic equipment;

the foot tube assembly comprises a plurality of supporting legs, and the supporting legs are rotatably connected with the mounting seat and can be switched between a storage state and an unfolding state; when in the storage state, a plurality of support legs are arranged side by side, and when in the unfolding state, two adjacent support legs are arranged at an included angle;

the support legs comprise special-shaped pipe sections, the special-shaped pipe sections are provided with holding surfaces, and the holding surfaces in the special-shaped pipe sections are distributed along the circumferential direction of the foot pipe assembly in the storage state; two adjacent holding surfaces in any adjacent two special-shaped pipe sections are positioned on the same reference plane or reference curved surface.

2. The tripod of claim 1, wherein said number of support legs is three, said number of profiled tube sections is three, said three profiled tube sections being circumferentially arranged in said stowed condition, said profiled tube sections comprising two gripping surfaces disposed at an acute angle and a transition surface disposed between said gripping surfaces, said transition surface being a curved surface.

3. The tripod of claim 2, wherein said profiled tube section further comprises an inner side, said inner side in the same profiled tube section connecting two said gripping surfaces disposed at an acute angle; when the foot pipe assembly is in a storage state, the distance between the two inner sides of any two adjacent special-shaped pipe sections is gradually increased from the outer side of the foot pipe assembly to the inner side of the foot pipe assembly.

4. A tripod according to claim 3, wherein in the same profiled tube section, the opposite sides of the inner side surface in the circumferential direction are rounded with two of the gripping surfaces, respectively.

5. A tripod according to claim 3, wherein said inner sides are defined to have axially extending centreline, said centreline of three of said inner sides being capable of simultaneously being tangential to the same cylindrical surface.

6. The tripod of claim 1, wherein said support leg further comprises a circular tube section telescoping within said profiled tube section to enable said support leg to be extended and retracted.

7. The tripod of claim 6 wherein the spacing of two of said gripping surfaces in any adjacent two of said profiled tube sections is less than the spacing of the outer surfaces of adjacent two of said circular tube sections.

8. The tripod of claim 6, wherein said number of said profiled tube sections is one, said number of said circular tube sections is plural, and adjacent ones of said circular tube sections are nested within each other and are capable of relative axial movement to extend or retract said support legs.

9. The tripod of claim 6 further comprising a connection assembly comprising a ferrule, a knob and a clamping sleeve, said ferrule being nested within said profiled tube section, said knob being rotatably disposed within said ferrule to limit or release the axial movement of said profiled tube section relative to said circular tube section; the knob is sleeved on the clamping sleeve and is in threaded connection with the clamping sleeve, and the clamping sleeve is connected with the knob and is embedded in the clamping sleeve; the knob can rotate relative to the clamping sleeve to drive the clamping sleeve to axially insert into or separate from a gap between the clamping sleeve and the circular pipe section.

10. A tripod according to claim 9, wherein the external profile shape of the cross-section of the ferrule and the profiled tube section connection is the same as the external profile shape of the cross-section of the profiled tube section.